Hostage

Hostage — Plot

The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.

• Release date
• October 1, 1987
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama, Action
• Director
• Hanro Möhr

Hostage — Cast

Wings Hauser Maj. Sam Striker Karen Black Laura Lawrence Kevin McCarthy Col. Tim Shaw Nancy Locke Nicole Newman Robert Whitehead Harry Stone

B

Billy Second Rona

I

Ian Steadman Yamani Marcel Van Heerden Hussein